Interior view of Hanszen College common area furniture, Rice University, after a fire

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Black and white photograph of the interior of the Hanszen College common area, with chairs stacked and ceiling trusses exposed. Workers can be seen in the background.

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"Interior view of Hanszen College common area furniture, Rice University, after a fire," 1975. Rice University, http://hdl.handle.net/1911/63471.

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In 1975, tragedy struck Hanszen College when the Commons burned to the ground. It seems that a large pile of mattresses put there while renovating Old Section was ignited, possibly by a worker's cigarette.

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Places; Hanszen College--Fire, 1975; Rice University--History

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Rice University

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